This interagency initiative involved collaboration among key entities, including the F-35 Joint Program Office, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, the 388th Fighter Wing, and Lockheed Martin.

The F-35 JPO first assessed the feasibility of the restoration project in January 2020, and work on a pieced-together stealth fighter began in late 2023 at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.

Ogden Air Logistics Complex, 388th Fighter Wing. Those two organizations came together to bring a new aircraft into the fight. Combining two broken birds into a new one makes a lot of financial ...